Reading Families Millennium Award Scheme

The early years sector is being targeted by an award scheme that aims to encourage families to read together. The Reading Families Millennium Award Scheme, run by the Campaign for Learning with money from the Millennium Commission, has funded 132 projects starting up across England. These include the Leicester-based 'Something for Saturdays', which has received £7,000 to offer literacy-focused sessions in a family-friendly environment for parents, especially lone parents, and grandparents. It is hoped the scheme, due to be launched in April, will encourage parents to interact with their children and participate in fun literacy-related activities including story-sacks, drama, poetry,...